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第18章（第2页）

16。Thecharaindwillbesuchasisthecharacterofthyfrequentthoughts，forthesoultakesitsdyefromthethoughts。Dyeherthenwithauoussuofsuchthoughtsasthese:Wherelifeispossible，thereitispossiblealsotolivewell。-ButthelifeislifeinaCourt。Well，inaCourttooitispossibletolivewell。Andagain:Athingisdrawntowardsthatforthesakeofwhichithasbeesetowardswhichitisdrawsehereliealsoitsisgood。TheGood，then，foraratioureisfellowshipwithothers。Forithasbeenmadegagothatwewerestitutedforfellowship。Orwasitnotobviousthatthelowerwereforthesakeofthehigherandthehigherforthesakeofoher?Andlivingthihahosethathavereasonthahavelifeonly。

17。Tocraveimpossibilitiesislunacy;butitisimpossibleforthewickedtoactotherwise。

18。Nothingbefallsaheisuretobear。Othersexperiehingsasthou，buteitherfromiganythihem，ortomanessofmiandfirma。Astrahiignorandvanityshouldprerthanwisdom!

19。ThingsofthemselvesottaketheleastholdoftheSoul，norhaveaoher，ormoveher;buttheSoulalosandmovesherself，andwhateverjudgmerighttoform，initywiththemshefashiohethingsthatsubmitthemselvestoherfromwithout。

20。Iamanisofverytous，insofaraswemustdohimgoodainsofarasanystandinthewayofthoseactswhiusclosely，thenmanbeueofthingsihesun，asthewind，asawild-beast。Thoughamanmayitermyactivity，yetonmyowninitiativeaitudeersbeputbecauseofthepowertheypossessofaladofadaptationtoces。Fthatstandsinthewayofitsactivityisadaptedandtrahemindintoafurthera，andthatwhichisathisaisvertedi，andthatwhichisahindranoesbuttomakeiteasier。

21。PrizethemostextthingintheUhisisthatwhichutilizesallthingsandtrolsallthings。Prizeihemostextthingihisisthatwhitotheother。Forthis，whichutilizesallelseisioo，andbyitthylifeisgoverned。

22。Thatwhiothurtfultotheunityothurttheindividual。Testeverycaseofapparenthurtbythisrule:iftheubythis，heramIhurt;butiftheuhereisobeangrywithhimthathathdotoehheseenamiss?

23。Thiheshichthethiandthatareiepastusaofsight。Forallsubstanceisasariverinceaselessflow，itsactivitieseverganditscausessubjetlessvariations，ahingstable;andeverbesideusisthisinfinityofthepastandyawningabyssofthefuture，whereinallthingsaredisappearisenselesswhoinsuviropuffshimselfup，orisdistracted，orfretsasoveratroublelastingandfar-reag?

24。KeepiheuniversalSubstance，ofwhichthouartatinypart;aime，ofwhichabrief，nayanalmostmomentaryspaedthee;ainy，inwhichhowfraalthyshare?

25。Anotherdoesmes?Heshallseetoit。Hisdispositionishisown，hisactivitiesarehisown。Whattheuurewillsmetohavenow，thatImynaturewillsmenowtodo，thatIdo。

&herulingandmasterReasonofthysainstanymotionsihh。Letitselfwiththem，butisolateahoseteheirtruespheres。Butwheniothersympathetiethesetendenciesgrowupintothemindasistobeexpeasingleahounotgoabouttoresistthesensation，naturalasitis，butseethatthyrulingReasonaddsnoopinionofitsownastowhethersuchisgoodorbad。

27。WalkwiththeGods!AndhedoeswalkwiththeGods，wholetsthemseehissoulinvariablysatisfiedwithitsloutthewillofthat"genius"，apartiself，whichZeushasgiventoeverymanashisdguide-andthisishanea'sintelligendreason。

28。Ifaman'sarmpitsareuthouangrywithhim?Ifhehasfoulbreath?Whatwouldbetheuse?Themanhassuchamouth，hehassucharmpits。Somesucheffluviumwasboundtosuchasource。Butthemaha!Withalittleattentionhecouldseewhereinheoffends。Igratulatethee!Well，thoutoohastseionalattitude，then，inthyselfevokearationalattitudeienhim，admonishhim。Ifhelistens，thoushaltcurehim，andhavenoneedofanger。

29。Thoustliveohoudostpurposetolivewheifmenwillhenisittimefortheeeventogooutoflife，yetreatedill。'TissmokyandIgoaway。Whythinkitagreatmatter?Butwhilenosuchcausedrivesmeforth，Iremainafreeman，andnoneshallpreventmefromdoingwhatIwill，andIwillwhatisinacewiththeionalandsocialcreature。

30。TheiheUniverseissocial。Ithathatahelsforthesakeofthehigher，anditadaptedthehighertoohouseesthowithathsubordinated，ated，asduelhtthemoveextthingsintomutualaccord。

31。Howhastthouborofods，parents，brothers，wife，，teachers，tutors，frieions，household?stthousaytrulyofthemalltothisday，doington，naughtthatisevil?Andindallthatthouhastpassedthrough，allthouhastfthtobear;thatthestoryofthylifeisnowfull-toldandthyserviding;andhowmaifulsightsthouhastseen，holeasuresandpainsthouhastdisregarded，foambitiohkindnesshowmuess。

32。Whydounskilledandignorantsoulswhohasskillandhasksoul，then，hasskillandkwhiowethbeginhereasonthatinformsallSubstandgovernstheWholefromorderedcycletocyclethroughalleternity。

33。Butalittlewhileandthoushaltbeburntashesorafewdrybones，andpossiblyaname，possiblynotanameeven。Asoundandafaroffedallthatweprizesohighlyinourlivesisemptyandrottenandpaltry，aaspuppiessnappiher，asquarrelsomeowlaughingandafaithayahupfromthewide-wayedEarthhavewitoOlympus。Whattheheehere?-Ifindeedsesareevergandunstable，andourfacultiesaresofeebleandsoeasilymisled;andthepoorsoulitselfisaionfromblood;ahoughtofinsuerevanity。Whattheowaitwithagoodgracefortheebeextinortranslation。Buttillourtimeforthatbee，whatsufficeth?WhatbuttorevereheGodsandtopraisethem，todogooduobearwiththema，forallelsethateswithinthepassofthispoorfleshaorememberthatitisnotthinehytrol?

34。Thouhastitihetofthylifebeeverfair，ifalso'tisthiomakefairway，ifalsoiothinkandact。TheSoulofGodandthesoulsofmeiourehavethesetwocharacteristioorhindranaofindtheirgoodinaandpracticeofjustidtoetheirpropensiontothis。

35。Ifthisbenoviieofanyviine，andiftheodoesnotsuffer，whyyselfaboutit?Andhowosuffer?

&tlyawaybysense-impressions，butrallytothefightasthoudasisdue。Iftherebefailureinthingsihinknotthereisaharmdoisa。Butasthegreybeard（iakinghisleavereclaimedhisfoster-child'stthatit，sodothouherealso。Sihouartfoings，OMan，hastthottenwhatthisreallymeapeoplewillhaveit。Mustthoutoobeafoolince?

&wheresoeverforsakenIortiohatmaiohgivenhimselfagoodportion;andgoodpoodphasesofthesoul，goodimpulses，goodas。